TYRANT'S TRIUMPH

Leila, who now works for her family, continues to design in her spare time. She says the books give her mixed emotions.

"When I hold my books I remember how I was painting clothes and designing, and it makes me feel like I go back in time to when I was making those designs,” she said.
"It makes me feel happy and sad at the same time."

Kawther Jahwani used to live in a village in the countryside. She fled her home in 2013, crossing into Turkey with a son and daughter.